Ive just removed the sponge and put in a humidifier puck charged with XIKAR 70% PG solution inside the humidor and shut it, about an hour ago.

What is is my next move? Thank you!

(I’m keeping my current cigars in a travel humi, using the Xikar 70% PG solution)]]>
Seasoning Questionhttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899787/seasoning-question
Thu, 27 Dec 2018 21:40:48 +0000Cigar 101Cigar-20042222899787@/discussionsJust got a new Whynter cooler/humidor from the wife for Christmas. I started the seasoning process on 12/24 with 2 64 OZ Boveda 84%'s and a clean sponge soaked in distilled water. The humidor started at 50% humidity. I resoaked the sponge again on the 26th, even though it was still moist. As of this post, it's sitting at 69%, climbing 1% today. My question is, I'm planning on placing 2 320 oz Boveda 69% pouches in once it's ready. At what point is it time to remove the sponge and the 84's and place the 69's in?]]>
Making own Cigarshttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/897428/making-own-cigars
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 08:35:42 +0000Cigar 101arch72897428@/discussionsMagic Humidor?https://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899698/magic-humidor
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 02:09:39 +0000Cigar 101Vikingjimmy899698@/discussions Here’s the setup. I used two sided tape to secured it to the top. Also, @peter4jc that Kristoff was ON POINT.

Joined the cigar world this year (4 months in!) I got myself a small humidor and seasoned it with Habano Care - Premium Cigar Humidor Solution.

I've been using the Cigar Oasis Caliber IV Digital Hygromter and able to maintain 79 degrees Fahrenheit (now it's hot in summer) @ 65% humidty. I didn't re calibrate it as apparently these are calibrated out of the box.

Since then however a couple of my cigars have grown mold. Not sure what else i can do?

I've been keeping the cigars inside the humidor in the tubes or plastic they came with. It seems to wipe off completely but everything i read on the web tells me this is mold/mould.

Any help would be really appreciated!

Here's an example of one

I wiped this gently and it all came off for the most part

Here's another example of smaller / finer spots

Humidor where they're kept]]>
3 weeks of purgatoryhttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899769/3-weeks-of-purgatory
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:10:56 +0000Cigar 101Hawkeye899769@/discussionsQuestion is, what is the downside of not letting them acclimate? Will they just have a possibility of being to dry and not burn right, will it change the flavor profile, or is there another reason?

Side note: I had thought the random cigar that burned all funky was an issue with me or the humidor... turns out that is just common for Gurkha based on my searches of this forum. No exploding cigars yet thankfully.]]>
need a quick fixhttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/898357/need-a-quick-fix
Tue, 30 May 2017 02:21:01 +0000Cigar 101firehouseguy898357@/discussionsHumidor helphttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899750/humidor-help
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 21:00:24 +0000Cigar 101Porkenchop89899750@/discussionsI have a digital hygrometer and after 3 days it is reading 96 how do I get it to stabilize so I can start adding my cigars.

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I am New to world of Cigarshttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899721/i-am-new-to-world-of-cigars
Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:11:55 +0000Cigar 101Chief_Newbie899721@/discussionsChancellor 300 Count Glass Top Cigar Humidorhttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/860580/chancellor-300-count-glass-top-cigar-humidor
Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:20:00 +0000Cigar 101Retircs1860580@/discussions
hey Guy's I am thinking of getting one of these what do you all think? and if so how would you season it ?
thank you ]]>
Ceder Sleeves, Tubes, and Coffin Warning.....https://forum.cigar.com/discussion/360494/ceder-sleeves-tubes-and-coffin-warning
Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:59:32 +0000Cigar 101phobicsquirrel360494@/discussions
I have had problems with the camacho liberty 08's which I think I have mentioned before, so I took all of those out of their coffins. Now I have several 09's and 10's that were still sealed, and after looking at them they too had a bit of mold growing on them. I did the same thing with them as I did with the 08's, wipe them off and cello them.

Next I moved to all of my opus cigars and anejo's. Now I started this whole thing over many posts on mold growing under the sleeves on anejo's, so I went through all of my anejo's (large task as I have 3 boxes of 77's and 1 of the 50's) boxes and singles a like. Out of all of them I found little specks on a few, not many. So I took all the sleeves off of them just for safe measure.

Next I looked to my god of fire boxes, and they are all tubes. I had issues with a don carlos set a while back and that was fixed by taking them out of their tubes and into cello. Now I have checked my other boxes a few times over the last year (I bought the other two last december) and had no issues. Well tonight I checked them over and almost all of them had some mold growing. Luckily I caught them in time and took proper precautions.

Now I want to make sure I mention that the above sticks are the only one's I've had problems with and have found that many other people have too. My climate for the little cigars are a 62-65 rh and temps don't dip below 55/60. Most the temps have got in the summer were around 74 or so.

So if any of you have opus's or anejo's or liberty's or even god of fire tubes CHECK THEM! Especially if you have them sealed. I read a post about how someone had a box of opus x sharks and after opening a sealed box (had them for a couple of years or something along those lines) mold had grew from under the red ribbon. And that would be horrible. I guess he had to toss a few too. So the moral is, always check your cigars.]]>
Use a Herf-a-dor until I decide on a humidor?https://forum.cigar.com/discussion/866765/use-a-herf-a-dor-until-i-decide-on-a-humidor
Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:37:58 +0000Cigar 101Jitmopper866765@/discussionsI picked up a little 10ct Herf-a-dor to use until I decide on a humidor. I've just started buying singles here and there, and I'm sticking to the brands I recognize at this point. Really enjoyed sitting around the fire pit out back with a few friends and a lot of bourbon (who wouldn't?) and I've decided to pick up a sampler pack to expand my tastes a little bit.

My question is, before I spend the money on a nice humidor, is it safe to store the cigars in the Herf-a-dor until I settle on the direction I want to go in? I know it's more of a travel item, but will it serve the purpose in the interim? I don't want to ruin the cigars, but I'm not educated enough on humidors to make an informed purchase yet.

Thanks in advance for your input, and thanks for a great forum.

Cheers.]]>
Shop Etiquettehttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899664/shop-etiquette
Mon, 05 Nov 2018 03:04:00 +0000Cigar 101Vikingjimmy899664@/discussionsis the roll test accurate and widely used?If I get a stick that cracks, should I take it back to the shop I bought it from?

I saw a video on YouTube that said you should never perform a rolltest at the shop, because you “should trust your shop”... this seems asinine to me. A product is a product. But it leads me to believe that maybe cigars shops and smokers do stuff differently. I really like the shop and the owner, so I don’t want to insult them, but I also don’t want sticks that crack in my hands. Is it a shop issue, or a maker issue?]]>
Clothed or au natural?https://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899353/clothed-or-au-natural
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 21:44:30 +0000Cigar 101Cigar-20099153899353@/discussionsNew to cigarshttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899647/new-to-cigars
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:35:42 +0000Cigar 101Taytay23_23899647@/discussionsRecommendations - Anything similar to the ACID Nefasto?https://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899633/recommendations-anything-similar-to-the-acid-nefasto
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:46:24 +0000Cigar 101MHayes38899633@/discussionsKnowing they were an infused cigar, can anyone recommend another ACID cigar or another infused cigar that would provide a similar experience to the Nefasto?

Thanks in advance!]]>
Cigar.com profileshttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899642/cigar-com-profiles
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:07:28 +0000Cigar 101B1012sharp899642@/discussionsHumidifier question.https://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899638/humidifier-question
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:03:49 +0000Cigar 101Cygnusx1899638@/discussions I purchased a cabinet humidor back in May. It can hold 3500 cigars and has a Hydra LG humidifier on the bottom shelf which I filled with DW. When I got the humidor downstairs and unwrapped, I discovered the door was warped. The top of the door has a 3/8" gap. Company is sending a new door. I have seasoned the cabinet and have about 1200 cigars in there respective drawers. Since May I have closely monitored humidity and temp. All is holding 70 and 68. With the warped door the humidifier goes on about once every 5 minutes, so I have added some gel bead jars in the upper shelves. So I just checked my humidifier to add more DW and I am seeing 5 or 6 spots on the top of the sponge that look like mold. Now when I first filled the sponge, I was very careful not to pool the bottom with DW and used a flashlight to assure that I stopped filling when the water began to pool. I am concerned with a mold situation and having 1200 sticks in there. Do I need to worry or is this normal. This is my first humidifier of this level and I just don't know!]]>
New Smoker - Help with Valuationhttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899636/new-smoker-help-with-valuation
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:57:07 +0000Cigar 101BrianNKY899636@/discussionsI have recently taken up cigars. I am thinking of making a few purchases in the next week.

Anyways, for my high school graduation (2000) I was give a Montecristo "Le Cigare des Arts - 2000 Milennium" I have hard a hard time getting a valuation. It has maybe been out of its original white outter packaging 5 times. It is the full set with the original cigars and everything.

Does anyone have any ideas what its worth? I am thinking about selling it to buy some cigars that I will smoke on here. If its not worth much, I will keep. its a cool looking set. ]]>
Currently seasoning humidorhttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899617/currently-seasoning-humidor
Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:55:42 +0000Cigar 101Thunder_13899617@/discussions I am new to seasoning a humidor so I been following my cousin directions so far he has a couple humidors and been aiming for a few years now. First wipe down (distilled water & new sponge) then put in a shot glass of water and wet small filter, put both in along with 69% moisture pads (I could only get 75% at the time but was told it should be ok), then leave closed for 7 days that was on the 9th of Oct. When I took out the box it was reading 70% after doing everything it jumped to 90% after a day it's been holding at 80% to 82% I am reading off the meter on front which has moved so assume it's working (I have a whitesell glass top 50 count).

Okay so my question after all that lol is after 7 days how will I get it down to 70%? Thanks for the help in advance.

Also I live in Chicago if that matter weather wise and I trust him but just a little nervous still.]]>
Hygrometer calibration to 65% with Bovedashttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899624/hygrometer-calibration-to-65-with-bovedas
Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:40:57 +0000Cigar 101Bob_Luken899624@/discussions And another thing, if we are always advising the newbies to skip all the difficult humidification options and go straight to the easy bovedas, then why do we keep expecting them to master the salt test, which can be easily be screwed up by someones interpretation of "damp"? ]]>
Humidor propylene glycol distilled water solution ratiohttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899612/humidor-propylene-glycol-distilled-water-solution-ratio
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:34:42 +0000Cigar 101SmokingShoe899612@/discussions]]>
Worried about my stickshttps://forum.cigar.com/discussion/899602/worried-about-my-sticks
Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:24:04 +0000Cigar 101Cigar_tim79899602@/discussions